Windows 10 Homegroup missing? How to share files without Homegroup missing? How to find it back? This post from MiniTool will show you how to fix Windows 10 Homegroup missing problem. In addition, you can visit MiniTool to find more Windows tips and solutions.

Overview of Windows 10 Homegroup Missing

Windows Homegroup is a feature that was introduced in Windows 7 to make sharing easier. A homegroup consists of a group of PCs on a home network that is allowed to share files and printers. With the help of Windows Homegroup, you can share files and printers with other people in your Homegroup.

However, users say they can’t find the Homegroup feature in Windows 10. As a matter of fact, Microsoft has removed the Homegroup feature in the latest Windows 10 version from Windows 10 1803. It has been removed from File Explorer, Control Panel and Settings app. So, you can’t find any reference of homegroup anywhere in Windows 10.

As Homegroup is missing in Windows 10, how can you share files with others? Therefore, in the following part, we will show you how to share files without Homegroup Windows 10.

How to Share Files Without Windows 10 Homegroup?

As for Windows 10 homegroup removed, we will show you how to share files if you can’t find Homegroup Windows 10.

Now, here is the tutorial.

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Then select the files you want to share and right-click it.
  3. Then choose Share to continue.
  4. The Share fly-out will be open and it allows you to share the selected files with others.

Besides this way, you can also use the cloud service to share files with others. If you do not want to use the Cloud services, you can use the third-party tool to share files, such MiniTool ShadowMaker.

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How to Share Printers Windows 10?

As Homegroup missing Windows 10, you will fail to share printers in Windows 10. But, you can also do that. In this part, we will show you how to share printers Windows 10 with Homegroup missing Windows 10.

Now, here is the tutorial.

  1. Press Windows key and I key together to open Settings.
  2. Then choose Devices.
  3. On the right panel, right-click your Printer device and choose Manage.
  4. In the pop-up window, choose Printer properties.
  5. Then navigate to the Sharing tab and click Change Sharing Options.
  6. Check the options of Sharing this printer and Render Print Jobs on Client Computers.
  7. Next, open Network and Internet settings.
  8. In the pop-up window, choose Sharing options.
  9. Check the Turn on network discovery and Turn on file and printer sharing.
  10. Then click Save changes to continue.

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Once all steps are finished, check whether you can successfully share Printers in Windows 10.

Related article: How to Share a Printer in Windows 10 PC [Complete Guides]

Final Words

To sum up, the Homegroup feature is not available in the latest version of Windows 10 from Windows 10 1803. Although the Homegroup feature is not available, you can also share files with others or share printers. So, if you want to do that, you can try the above ways. If you have any different idea of Windows 10 Homegroup missing, you can leave a message in the comment zone.

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